👑 Royalty & Nobility
Crown Prince Wilhelm
Yes. Crown Prince Wilhelm is the son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, who founded the Hohenzollern dynasty.
Eldest son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, he commanded the German 5th Army at the Battle of Verdun during World War I. He briefly flirted with the Nazi movement in the early 1930s before distancing himself from Hitler.
Quick Facts
- Profession
- Crown Prince of the German Empire
- Born
- 1882
- Died
- 1951
- Nationality
- German
- Relationship to founder
- son
- Dynasty
- The Hohenzollern Family
Notable Works
- Commanded German forces at the Battle of Verdun
- Briefly supported Hitler's rise before distancing himself
- Renounced his succession rights in 1918
- Lived in exile in the Netherlands then Germany